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We should do more than point fingers and laugh at 'dumb jocks' | Myron Rollehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/18/ncaa-athletes-grades-college-experience
A CNN report raises questions about college athletes' grades. The reality is even scholar-athletes struggle with all the demands<p>In 2005, I was a senior in high school. ESPN ranked me as the top high school football prospect in the US, and I was inundated with scholarship offer letters to universities. Quickly, I sorted through the options. I landed at Florida State University. For those who knew me – a Bill Bradley inspired, Fiddler on The Roof singing, medical school aspiring kid – there was a lot of surprise about my choice. <em>That</em> Florida State University, some asked. It was another reminder of the perception many people have of state schools and, especially, football players at large universities.</p><p>I chose FSU because, frankly, I saw student-athletes there maximizing their intellectual capital, accessing available resources and imprinting their altruistic presence on the community all while achieving on the field. It was the exact opposite of the "dumb jock" stereotypes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/18/ncaa-athletes-grades-college-experience">Continue reading...</a>SportUS sportsCollege footballCollege basketballCNNSat, 18 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/18/ncaa-athletes-grades-college-experiencePhotograph: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERSFlorida State Seminoles' Jameis Winston connects with Kelvin Benjamin on the game-winning touchdown in the BCS Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers on 7 January 2014. Photograph: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERSPhotograph: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERSFlorida State Seminoles' Jameis Winston connects with Kelvin Benjamin on the game-winning touchdown in the BCS Championship Game against the Auburn Tigers on 7 January 2014. Photograph: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERSMyron Rolle2014-01-18T12:00:00ZA European's view of US college basketball's March Madness | David Heinhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/21/march-madness-begins-european-view
For Europeans, March Madness might seem simply mad, but international players are making a mark in the NCAA tournament<p>Ask the average European about<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/mar/18/ncaa-march-madness-brackets-team-height"> March Madness</a> and they'll probably think you're talking about some new economic crisis to hit the continent or some travelling rock music festival or something to do with St Patrick's Day.</p><p>But the largely untold story is that the <a href="http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament">NCAA tournament</a> is growing in popularity in Europe among basketball and sports fans – thanks to a couple of reasons:</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/21/march-madness-begins-european-view">Continue reading...</a>BasketballUS newsEuropeUS sportsNCAANCAA tournamentSportCollege basketballWorld newsThu, 21 Mar 2013 17:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/mar/21/march-madness-begins-european-viewPhotograph: Eric Draper/ReutersMarch Madness: Colorado and UNLV in last year's tournament. Photograph: Eric Draper/ReutersPhotograph: Eric Draper/ReutersMarch Madness: Colorado and UNLV in last year's tournament. Photograph: Eric Draper/ReutersDavid Hein2013-03-21T17:30:00Z